GRE Word List
CONSTITUENT
a member of a constituency
The meaning of the word constituent is a member of a constituency.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |